Summer Lovin’

By: Dalia Nardolillo

With spring just arriving I am sure you guys are all ready to get out on your terrace and welcome in summer. With the COVID rules always changing and up in the air, I wanted to offer you guys some perfect mocktail recipes to welcome summer 2021 using cocktail bombs by cocktail bomb shop. These drink bombs are 100% edible and delcious.

Cocktail bomb shop’s wide variety of drink bombs are the perfect accompaniment to top off these delicious drinks.

As derived from the website; The Spruce Eats, the Cinderella mocktail drink is a perfect pairing with the raspberry orange cocktail bomb.

What you’ll need to make this delightful drink is;

• 1-ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1-ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1-ounce pineapple juice
• 1/2 tablespoon grenadine
• Optional: 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 2 ounces ginger ale (or club soda)
• Optional garnishes are: pineapple or orange slices
• Raspberry orange cocktail bomb

The way you make this cocktail is quite simple. You firstly pour all the juices and the optional bitters into a cocktail shaker. Don’t forget to fill the cocktail shaker with ice. Then, shake well and then strain the drink into a chilled glass. Afterward, top off the drink with ginger ale and your optional pineapple or orange garnish. Finish it off with the Rasberry Orange cocktail bomb, and voila the perfect summertime, girls’ night drink.

The Spruce Eats also gives various suggestions of how to dress up this fun drink. “Serve it in a pitcher. The Cinderella is a fabulous pitcher drink, and most of it can be mixed ahead of time; you can even keep a pitcher in the refrigerator. The key to transforming this into a pitcher drink is to add the ginger ale just before serving.”

Another idea is that if you are serving this at a family gathering, you can include the raspberry Cocktail bombs on the side so everyone can pick one up to top off their drink or simply save it to bring it home.

This second mocktail recipe pairs beautifully with the pina colada cocktail bomb. This recipe is for a Mango Meyer lemon mocktail.

According to the website, An Edible Mosaic, the ingredients you will need for this mocktail will be;

• 6 tablespoons fresh mango puree
• 3 to 4 tablespoons simple syrup, more or less to taste
• 2 tablespoons fresh Meyer lemon juice
• 16 oz (500 ml) sparkling water

• It can be any you prefer, San Pelligrino is a good example.

• Pina Colada cocktail bomb

The way you prepare it is as follows, firstly whisk together the mango puree, simple syrup, and lemon juice. Slowly add in all your water, however, be very careful not to overmix your ingredients not to lose the carbonation. Then, to add the sugar to the rim of your glasses, rub a lemon wedge all along the rim of the glasses. Dip your glass in the sugar and the sugar will stick. Finally, add a couple of ice cubes to your glass and serve your drink right away. Drop the Pina Colada cocktail bomb to finish off the drink.

There you have it, two very simple and easy recipes that complement the cocktail bombs perfectly. You’ll be able to welcome summer in style with cocktail bombs.